1904 Boarders Tour Eldred and Yulan
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Early 1900s: Drinking Cider at Echo Hill Farm House
Near Echo Hill Farm House, Maria, Christina (left) and Sherman S. Leavenworth (right) watch Truman Leavenworth (left) and Clarence Sergeant sip cider from a keg.
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Echo Hill Farm House Rules
Echo Hill Farm House was the original home of Sherman Buckley and Charlotte Ingram Leavenworth, my Leavenworth great-great grandparents. By 1900 it was the boarding house of my Leavenworth great-grandparents, Sherman S. and Maria Myers Leavenworth. The original house may … Continue reading
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1894, The Waning Season at Yulan
The Last Dance the Jolliest One of the Summer The season drawing to a close has been the most successful ever known in this section of Sullivan County, and the boarding house keepers are correspondingly happy. Washington Lake is the … Continue reading
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1890s Recreation for Summer Guests
There was boating (canoes were popular) and swimming (bathing). Some places offered archery, croquet, dancing, bowling, lawn tennis, or perhaps a piano for guests to play. Picnic grounds and sometime a playground for children were available. Arrangements could be made … Continue reading
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Chapter 5: Sublime Scenery, Town of Highland Boarding Houses, 1890
Sublime scenery beckoned summer visitors to boarding houses and hotels in the hamlets of Highland and other villages along the Delaware River as the 19th Century came to a close. The 1890s would see the decline of the D&H Canal … Continue reading
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1889 Teacher Certificate
Teacher of the third grade certificate for Aida A. Austin of Eldred, March 15, 1889. Aida’s highest score of 95 was in Orthography (spelling) and reading.
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Bear in Eldred, October 2011
The first chapter of The Mill on Halfway Brook, mentions the abundance of wildlife in what was once the Town of Lumberland. Starting in 2008, Cousin Cynthia took photos of the current animals in the area—many deer, turkeys, and eagles. … Continue reading
Blind Pond Brook
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1888 Villages and Houses Reached by the Erie Railway
The following descriptions are from “Picturesque Erie: Summer Homes,” by L.P. Farmer, N.Y., L.E. &R.R., 1888. The distance is from New York City. Week days: 3–8 trains from and 5–8 trains back to N.Y.C. Sundays: 1–5 trains. Sparrowbush, N.Y., 90-3/4 … Continue reading
